Browsing by Author "Pu, SC"

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Spectroscopy and femtosecond dynamics of type-II CdSe/ZnTe core-shell semiconductor synthesized via the CdO precursor
(2004-07-29)
Chen, CY
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Cheng, CT
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Yu, JK
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Pu, SC
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Cheng, YM
CdSe/ZnTe type-II quantum dots (QDs) synthesized via the CdO precursor are reported. Spectroscopic and femtosecond dynamic measurements reveal that the rate of photoinduced electron/hole spatial separation decreases with increases in the size of the core, and it is independent of the thickness of the shell in the CdSe/ZnTe QDs. The results are consistent with the binding strength of the electron and hole confined at the center of CdSe. The correlation between the core/shell size and the electron/hole spatial separation rate resolved in this study may provide valuable information for applications where rapid photoinduced carrier separation followed by charge transfer into a matrix or electrode is crucial, such as in photovoltaic devices.
Spectroscopy and femtosecond dynamics of type-II CdTe/CdSe core-shell quantum dots
(2006-01-16)
Chou, PT
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Chen, CY
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Cheng, CT
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Pu, SC
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Wu, KC
Syntheses of CdTe/CdSe type-II quantum dots (QDs) using CdO and CdCl2, as precursors for core and shell, respectively, are reported. Characterization was made via near-IR interbond emission, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Femtosecond fluorescence upconversion measurements on the relaxation dynamics of the CdTe core (in CdTe/CdSe) emission and CdTe/CdSe inter-band emission reveal that as the size of the core increases from 5.3, 6.1 to 6.9 nm, the rate of photoinduced electron separation decreases from 1.96, 1.44 to 1.07 X 10(12) s(-1). The finite rates of the initial charge separation ore tentatively rationalized by the small electron-phonon coupling, causing weak coupling between the initial and charge-separated states.
Syntheses and photophysical properties of type-II CdSe/ZnTe/ZnS (core/shell/shell) quantum dots
(2005)
Cheng, CT
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Chen, CY
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Lai, CW
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Liu, WH
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Pu, SC
Syntheses of CdSe/ ZnTe/ ZnS (core/shell/shell) type-II quantum dots (QDs) are reported. Structural characterization was made via TEM, EDX, XPS and XRD. Photophysical properties were investigated via the interband emission (CdSe -> ZnTe) and its associated quantum efficiency as well as relaxation dynamics. In comparison to the weak emission (Phi(f) similar to 4 x 10(-3) in toluene) of CdSe/ ZnTe (3.9/ 0.5 nm), capping ZnS (0.4 nm in thickness) enhances the CdSe -> ZnTe interband emission by similar to 30 fold (Phi(f) similar to 0.12), whereas the peak wavelength shifts only slightly to the red. By encapsulating dihydrolipoic acid ( DHLA), water-soluble CdSe/ ZnTe/ ZnS QDs were also prepared, and they exhibited an interband emission at y930 nm with an emission yield of similar to 0.1. Femtosecond pulse excitation (lambda(ex) similar to 1200 nm) measurement estimated a two- photon absorption cross section, sigma, of similar to 70 x 10(-50) cm(4) s photon(-1) for DHLA-capped CdSe/ ZnTe/ ZnS in water, supporting its suitability for the use as near-infrared (NIR) dyes in biomedical imaging.